Project Management Institute Africa

1. DRIVING CONSTRUCTION FIELD
PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH WORKFACE
PLANNING
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)
and WorkFace Planning (WFP)
Olfa Hamdi
Researcher/Entrepreneur
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2. ABOUT THE SPEAKER
o Researcher in Project Management
o Independent Consultant
o Founder of the Advanced Work Packaging Institute
o Co-founder of the Institute of Management (IofM)
o Member of CII-COAA Joint Venture: Research Team RT272
o Co-author of CII-COAA Joint Publication on Advanced
Work Packaging: 3-volume book on AWP entitled: IR272-2
o Author of the first academic thesis on Advanced Work
Packaging
« Advanced Work Packaging from project definition
through site execution : driving successful implementation
of WorkFace Planning », Hamdi (2013), The University of
Texas at Austin
www.workpackaging.org

3. Today’s Presentation talking points
o What is Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)?
o What is WorkFace Planning (WFP)?
o How is the construction phase organized using WFP?
o Case studies from Western Canada to Nigeria
o Benefits and implementation challenges
o Strategizing technology development for WFP
o The future of capital projects in Africa: a perspective
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4. Let’s have a look at the
hiearachy of the Advanced
Work Packaging system
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Key Terms: CWP- Construction Work Packages
IWP- Installation Work Packages
EWP- Engineering Work Packages

5. Work Package Hierarchy -
Project Overall
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6. Construction Work Package (CWP)
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7. Engineering Work Package (EWP)
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8. Installation Work Package (IWP)
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9. What is Advanced Work Packaging?
“Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) is a work process
framework fundamentally based on the idea of
thinking with the end in mind. It is designed to allow
engineering planning be driven by construction
sequencing. Simply put, this is achieved by breaking
down the project scope into Construction Work
Packages that are fed with Engineering Work
Packages.
The AWP framework proposes an enhanced set of
practices performed in the construction industry for
executing work-packaging.”
Olfa Hamdi, www.projectmanagement.com - 2015
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10. What is Workface Planning?
« Workface planning is a process of organizing
and delivering all the elements necessary for
an installation work package (IWP), the latter
being the frontline deliverable provided to
crews on site for execution before the work is
started. »
HAMDI ET AL., CII/COAA, 2013
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11. Relationship Between AWP and WFP
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Source: (CII/COAA IR272-2, 2013)

13. AWP Stages – Project Lifecyle
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14. More Details on the Construction Phase
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16. AWP and WFP Benefits
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17. Productivity
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o The relationship between AWP and field productivity is a result of
the execution of IWPs that are constraint-free. Consequently,
frontline personnel can focus exclusively on construction execution
without wasting time on the retrieval of materials, engineering, and
documentation.
o AWP brings high consciousness about space management.
Movements around the field are minimized as crews are able to
complete IWPs without interruptions.
o Higher involvement of superintendent and foremen in project
execution, empowering crews to deliver IWPs scope with
enhanced productivity.
• Reported 15% productivity increase
• Reported rework rate below company average

18. Planning through WorkFace Planning
improves field productivity
Traditional Projects Projects
Using Wfp
+25% increase in tool-time
with WorkFace Planning
How Crews Spend Their Time: Summary
(Western Canada Data - COAA)

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20. Safety
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o AWP and WFP formalize identification and mitigation of
safety issues during planning and development of IWPs
o Early identification of potential construction risks during the
initial planning stage, where all key project participants are
involved
o Unnecessary movements around the site were minimized
o IWPs close-out includes feedback and continuous
improvement on safety as a requirement.
o Projects implementing AWP achieved 0
DARTs

21. Implementation Challenges Include:
q Inconsistency in execution
q Following the continuously changing scope
q Different levels of detail
q Lack of education
q Re-allocation of planners to the field -> distracted WorkFace
planners
q Resistance to change
q Weak material tracking system
q Knowledge management
q Owners were reluctant to pay any more
q WorkFace Planner wearing many hats
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22. Strategizing Technology
Development for WFP and AWP
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23. Building Smart Work Packaging Capabilities:
Interoperability Built With The End In Mind
IWP Development
and Management
• Performance monitoring
• Interface management
• Construction Phase work
packaging mapping/
history
EWP Development
and Management
• Performance monitoring
• Interface management
• Engineering phase work
packaging mapping/
history
CWP/CWA
Development and
Management
• Work packaging plan
development
• Auto-generation of
work packaging
scenarios
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24. IWP Management Platform
Multistakeholder & Interoperable
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25. The Future Of Capital Projects In Africa:
A Perspective
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26. Advanced Work packaging has
been recognized as a Best Practice
(B.P.) in North America. It is also
considered a Game Changer!
With successful case studies in
Western Africa, our continent can
benefit from this innovative PM
technique as well
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27. Let’s Clarify Our Priorities
o Achieving capital effectiveness in projects is
vital to Africa’s future
o For projects to have impact and added-
value, clarity of project success indicators is
needed:
ü Cost
ü Schedule
ü Operability
ü Safety
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28. What Do We Need?
ü Proper project management framework
and tools
ü Developing our workforce with the right
project management competencies
ü Promoting awareness of the criticality of
project management to the future of our
continent
• Importance of the role of organizations such as
PMI
• Research on customization of universal PM
concepts to Africa context is needed
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29. Questions & Answers
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30. The Advanced Work Packaging Institute
www.workpackaging.org
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Thank you

31. Contact:
ohamdi@workpackaging.org
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32. Sources – Useful Links
o www.workpackaging.org
o http://www.forum.rice.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/
AF11_Illanne.pdf
o http://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/294402/Can-
Workface-Planning-Boost-Your-Field-Performance-
o http://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/296467/Advanced-
Work-Packaging--Thinking-with-the-End-in-Mind
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